Dow, S&P 500 close at records for 2nd day in a row | Inquirer Business

Dow, S&P 500 close at records for 2nd day in a row

/ 02:15 PM November 07, 2014

A statue of George Washington stands near The New York Stock Exchange, background on Oct. 8, 2014 in New York. The Dow and S&P 500 Thursday, Nov. 6, closed at new record highs for the second day in a row as investors looked ahead to Friday's jobs report.  AP PHOTO/MARK LENNIHAN

A statue of George Washington stands near The New York Stock Exchange, background on Oct. 8, 2014 in New York. The Dow and S&P 500 Thursday, Nov. 6, closed at new record highs for the second day in a row as investors looked ahead to Friday’s jobs report. AP PHOTO/MARK LENNIHAN

NEW YORK–The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 69.94 points (0.40 percent) to 17,554.47 and the broad-based S&P 500 gained 7.64 (0.38 percent) at 2,031.21.

The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tacked on 17.75 (0.38 percent) at 4,638.47.

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Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities, described sentiment as “fairly positive” following data earlier this week. Reports this week have shown solid activity in the services and manufacturing sectors and a gain in private-sector hiring in October.

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Analysts on average expect Friday’s nonfarm payroll report will show the US economy added 235,000 jobs in October, slightly fewer than in September but still solid jobs growth.

Hogan said investors were also cheered by comments from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi signaling that the central bank was readying further stimulus measures if needed to counter deflation and stagnation in the ailing eurozone economy.

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Chip developer Qualcomm tumbled 8.6 percent as it disclosed that the US Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of an investigation into its licensing business.

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Electric luxury car maker Tesla Motors gained 4.4 percent as third-quarter sales came in nearly double the level of a year ago at $851.8 million, overcoming doubts about the sustainability of its sales.

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Whole Foods Market shot up 12.2 percent after reporting a 5.8 percent increase in fiscal fourth-quarter profits to $128 million behind a 3.1 percent rise in same-store sales.

Online real-estate site Zillow fell 4.2 percent as its third-quarter net loss deepened to $16 million from $1.2 million a year ago following a large charge due to its proposed acquisition of rival Trulia.

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Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury rose to 2.38 percent from 2.35 percent Wednesday, while the 30-year advanced to 3.09 percent from 3.07 percent. Bond prices and yields move inversely.

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